S’mores Bites with #Sprouts

Back to school time is right around the corner here in Colorado. The kids start back in early August. I’ve just checked the schedule for school orientation, teacher assignment day, back to school night…you know, the list goes on and on and the calendar fills quickly.

We’ve been spoiled with a wonderful summer and hate to think of the fun coming to a close, but back to school is also a special time of new beginnings, making friends, and moving on to the next grade so it is something I’m trying to look forward to with a feeling of happy anticipation.

One of the tasks that returning to school brings is that of making school lunches. These s’mores bites might help bridge the gap between summertime camp outs and school lunches in the cafeteria by using the standard s’mores ingredients– marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers– in a new way.

Simply melt some chocolate chips, crush the graham crackers, and then dip the marshmallows into the chocolate then the graham cracker crumbs. Let the chocolate harden at room temperature and these playful bites will easily pack in your child’s lunch box. They might put a smile on your child’s teacher’s face too if you wish to send in a sweet treat to brighten the teacher’s day too. Much better than the usual apple for the teacher, right?

Yield: 20

S’mores Bites

Smores bites are a mini and anytime version of the traditional campfire smores. Pack these in a lunch box or snack on them at home-- you can't eat just one!

Prep Time5 minutes

Additional Time15 minutes

Total Time20 minutes

Ingredients

1 package Sprouts Vanilla Marshmallows

2.5 oz. Sprouts Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (about ¼ package)

3 cracker sheets of Sprouts Graham Crackers

Instructions

Process the Graham Crackers in a small food processor until you have fine crumbs. Place in a small bowl.

Melt the chocolate chips in a small glass bowl in 30 second increments at 50% power. Stir every 30 seconds. It should take about 1- 2 minutes total.

Line a baking sheet with parchment. Dip each marshmallow about half way into the melted chocolate. Immediately place the coated marshmallow into the graham cracker crumb bowl and cover the bottom with crumbs.